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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. plants (botany)
  3. vines
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. plants (botany)
  4. vines
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plants (botany)
  3. vines
  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. animal behavior
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. vines
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal behavior
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. vines
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal behavior
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. vines
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal husbandry
  3. animal care
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. vines
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal husbandry
  3. animal care
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. vines

Preferred term

vines

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Woody or herbaceous plants which produce flexible stems that climb, trail, or creep. Vines may lie prostrate on the ground or have tendrils, twining stems, or other mechanisms to cling to natural and manmade structures.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • climbing plants

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/58690

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